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Riihimäki
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Keskuspuisto
(Central Park)

Radanrakentajien muistomerkki 'Topparoikka'

Railway Workers Monument

Kari Juva
1970

Riihimäki / Radanrakentajien muistomerkki 'Topparoikka'

Description

Bronze sculpture of seven stylized raliway workes. It depicts the moment when the railway track was finished and the builders were able to straighten their backs after the extensive work.

Inscription(s)

RIIHIMÄKI - PIETARI RAJA
100 - VUOTAS 11.9.1970

Riihimäki - St. Petersburg Line
100st anniversary 11.9.1970

Signature

KJ 1969 1970

Sculptor

Kari Juva (Helsinki 1939), Finnish sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Riihimäki, Patsaita ja muistomerkkejä.

Locatie (N 60°44'16" - E 24°46'36") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: fi007; Photograph: 28 June 2013
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